VIPR Searches and the American Citizen: 'Dominate. Intimidate. Control.'

The transition to a police state will not come about with a dramatic coup d'etat, but will creep in softly, one violation at a time. The latest test of our tolerance comes in the form of VIPR (Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response), an omnipresent anti-terrorist task force that, as John Whitehead argues in this week's vodcast, actually serves to reduce the level of protection we receive by the Constitution.